Each recipe in this skill ties together multiple pillar skills (stigg-pricing-modeling, stigg-entitlements, stigg-subscriptions, stigg-credits, stigg-widgets, stigg-api) into a complete flow. Recipes don't duplicate content — they orchestrate references.
Before You Start
Per the umbrella stigg skill: search first. Recipes go stale faster than pillar skills since they integrate multiple surfaces. Confirm each step against live docs as you go.
Index of Recipes
| Recipe | Reference |
|---|---|
| Implement a freemium model end-to-end | references/freemium.md |
| Freemium with paid usage after quota (the OpenAI-API archetype: 1k free, $X/unit after) | references/freemium-with-paid-usage.md |
| Add an in-app checkout experience | references/checkout.md |
| Configure hybrid pricing (flat + per-unit + usage) | references/hybrid-pricing.md |
| Monetize an AI product with credits end-to-end | references/credits-monetization.md |
| Run a trial on add-ons while keeping the paid plan active | references/trial-with-addons.md |
| Subscribe customers via a payment link | references/payment-link.md |
Each recipe lists the steps, names the pillar skill that owns each step, and surfaces the gotchas that only show up when the pieces compose.
How Recipes Should Be Used
A recipe is a map, not a manual. It tells you:
- The shape of the end-to-end flow (which Stigg surfaces touch what).
- The order of operations (catalog → entitlements → subscriptions → UI).
- The gotchas that show up only at the seams between skills.
For each step, the recipe points at the pillar skill that owns the implementation detail. Don't expect to find SDK init signatures or charge-config mechanics here — those live in the pillar skills.
Use a recipe to guard against partial implementations — modeling a Pro plan but forgetting the Free plan, the gating, the paywall, or the upgrade flow. Walk every step.
When NOT to Use This Skill
- Single-skill tasks: provisioning a customer (
stigg-subscriptions), gating one feature (stigg-entitlements), creating a credit currency (stigg-credits). - Pricing strategy / model selection — that's
stigg-pricing-expert. Recipes assume the model is chosen.
Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Fix |
|---|---|
| Treating a recipe as an exhaustive guide | Recipes are skeletons; pillar skills carry the meat. Follow the cross-references. |
| Implementing the "modeling" steps but skipping the UI / entitlement-check parts | The flow isn't done until customers can experience it. Walk every step. |
| Authoring a fresh recipe inline instead of using one of the existing ones | If the user's request maps to a recipe, use it. Improvising a worse version doesn't help. |
| Using a recipe for a single-skill task | Overkill. Go to the pillar skill directly. |
| Skipping the "verify in production" step at the end of each recipe | An untested recipe is a bug magnet. Always exercise the flow end-to-end before declaring it done. |